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Harvey Updyke, left, departs the Lee County Justice Center in Opelika, Ala., Monday, June 10, 2013 with his bail bondsman and his attorney. Updyke pleaded guilty in March to one count of unlawful damage of an animal or crop facility. He was sentenced to

Harvey Updyke, left, departs the Lee County Justice Center in Opelika, Ala., Monday, June 10, 2013 with his bail bondsman and his attorney. Updyke pleaded guilty in March to one count of unlawful damage of an animal or crop facility. He was sentenced to 6 months in jail and credited with 104 days for time already served. The oaks were removed in April. Under his probation, Updyke is forbidden from attending any collegiate sports event, will have a 7 p.m. curfew and is banned from Auburn University.
(AP)

Updyke, the man who poisoned the beloved oak trees at Toomer's Corner near the Auburn campus during the Tigers' 2010 national championship season, was scheduled to appear at a charity event on Sept. 29 in Mobile, Ala., where he would appear in a dunk tank or pie throw booth.

"It seems to be taking away from the primary purpose, which is raising awareness for children's cancer," Bonner said. "We don't want to take away from the focus. We needed to get away from it.

The event is to honor John Oliver, a boy from the Mobile area who died from cancer in July. The money raised will benefit Roses From Linda, a nonprofit organization that helps cover transportation costs so family members can visit terminally ill loved ones, as well as children's cancer research.

"I think Mr. Updyke's heart was in the right place with what he wanted to do, but I think too many people are still upset about what he did and haven't gotten over it," Bonner said. "I didn't approve of what he did, but I think he really wanted to help."

Updyke was arrested in February 2011 after a man calling himself "Al from Dadeville" called into Paul Finebaum's radio show and boasted of poisoning the 130-year-old oak trees at Toomer's Corner following Auburn's win over rival Alabama in the 2010 Iron Bowl.

Updyke pleaded guilty in March 2013 to one count of unlawful damage of an animal or crop facility. He was sentenced to six months in jail.

Updyke was sentenced to five years of probation and banned from attending any college sporting event for the rest of his life.

Auburn fans won't get a chance to get back at Updyke with a pie to the face, but I'm sure they will be fine watching this over again instead.